Metal Detecting with Marina

Now it was my turn to treasure hunt. My first signal produced a fragment of lead bale seal.

a fragment of Bale Seal

Then I dug up a bronze piece of door hardware, circa 19th century.

a bronze piece of door hardware, circa 19th century

Finally, I got a coin signal too. I was hoping it would be a nice old coin, but the third Soviet coin came up.

Soviet coin

1933 3 Kopecks

1933 3 Kopecks

So far, all "keepers" were a strange mix of the 20th century coins and 19th century relics; I wished it was the opposite. Another old relic turned up.

Brass Keg Spigot

Brass Keg Spigot

Next signal produced a cool artifact, Imperial uniform cap pin, circa mid 1800s, with a double-headed eagle.

Imperial uniform cap pin, circa mid-1800s

The Pin's Back

The Pin's Back